AM Best Maintains Negative Outlook on UK Non-Life Insurance Market April 9, 2021 AM Best is maintaining a negative market segment outlook on the United Kingdom non-life insurance segment, citing economic uncertainty as...
London Market Insurers’ 2020 Profits Canceled by COVID-19 but Rates Are Rising April 1, 2021 Pandemic-related losses in 2020 were substantial for London market insurers and offset most underwriting and investment returns, according to a...
Insurance Unlikely to Cover All Shipowners’ Expenses Incurred in Suez Closure Chaos March 30, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the the Suez Canal for nearly a week face at...
Analysts Affirm CNA Ratings As Insurer Continues Probe of Cyber Attack March 29, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson CNA Financial Corp.’s financial ratings have not been affected by the insurer’s recent cyber attack. AM Best, S&P Global Ratings...
Suez Canal Blockage Likely to Bring Large Losses for Global Reinsurers: Fitch March 29, 2021 The blocking of the Suez Canal and resulting disruption to global shipping is likely to cause a large loss event...
Fitch Sees ‘Modest’ Homeowners Insurance Underwriting Loss for 2020 February 19, 2021 The homeowners insurance industry is poised to shift to a modest underwriting loss for 2020, reports Fitch Ratings, citing losses...
Global Reinsurance Sector Receives ‘Stable’ Market Outlook as Rates Keep Hardening December 8, 2020 By L.S. Howard The outlook of the global reinsurance sector is “stable,” which is mainly a reflection of hardening pricing conditions and tighter...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues November 9, 2020 Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face...
AIG’s Plan to Divest Life & Retirement Business Could Prompt Ratings Downgrades November 2, 2020 By Mark Hollmer American International Group’s plan to downsize by divesting its Life & Retirement (L&R) business is drawing cautious and wary reactions...
Workers’ Compensation Should See Profit This Year But Maybe Not in 2021: Fitch October 27, 2020 Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers’ compensation insurance market is likely to report strong profitability in...